saving the inspectors' lives. >> it was a difficult, technical rescue with a high possibility of loss of life. >> he believes things would have been much worse if the whole crane arm had fallen into the water. >> i think they would have either sunk with the piece of equipment or the trauma they sustained when it hit the water would have not been good for them. >> while some of the inspectors did suffer minor injuries, the emotional impact of the accident has had a lasting effect on kim. she left her internship at the department of transportation shortly after the crane arm collapse and now works for the u.s. army corps of engineers restoring the everglades. >> i can clearly say that the kim that went down that particular day in the boom was not the same person that was hoisted up. now i'm a better person making better choices, and i value people more than i did beforehand.